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The myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries

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"When Cleopatra expresses a desire to die 'after the high Roman fashion', acting in accordance with 'what's brave, what's noble', Shakespeare is suggesting that there are certain values that are characteristically Roman. The use of the terms 'Rome' and &#...

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Hovedforfatter: Chernaik, Warren L.
Institution som forfatter: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637 > Criticism and interpretation.
Massinger, Philip, > 1583-1640 > Criticism and interpretation.
Chapman, George, > 1559?-1634 > Criticism and interpretation.
Historical drama, English > History and criticism.
Rome > In literature.
Electronic books.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. The Roman historians and the myth of Rome; 2. The wronged Lucretian and the early Republic; 3. Self-inflicted wounds; 4. 'Like a colossus': Julius Caesar; 5. Ben Jonson's Rome; 6. Oerflowing the measure: Antony and Cleopatra; 7. The city and the battlefield: Coriolanus; 8. Tyranny and empire; 9. Ancient Britons and Romans; Bibliography.

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